The tree form can grow to 130-160 ft high. Lodgepole pine forests develop in areas that have been cleared either by human activity, like in our region by miners, or as a result of fire.

A beetle-infested lodgepole pine can be mounted lengthwise on the lathe and, within minutes, one person can produce a finished log suitable for cabin construction.Setting up the log lathes in ...

In Vail, when lodgepole pines were cut to create a wildfire buffer zone between neighborhoods and the forest, several kinds of trees and plants repopulated the area in the years that followed. In ...

In Vail, when lodgepole pines were cut to create a wildfire buffer zone between neighborhoods and the forest, several kinds of trees and plants repopulated the area in the years that followed. In ...

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Scientists predict that lodgepole pine – one of the most common trees at higher elevations in the Cascades and Rockies – will be largely gone from the Northwest by 2080 ...

UPDATED: February 15, 2017 at 2:25 PM MST The current mountain pine beetle epidemic affecting lodgepole pine forests is unprecedented in modern times, and people are justifiably concerned.

The state has 1.7 million acres of lodgepole forests. The pine beetles have reached “epidemic proportions” on the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park, said spokesperson Kyle Patterson.

GRAND LAKE, Colorado – It is amazing that the mountain pine beetle, which is only from one-eighth to one-third inches long, can cause such extensive damage in the lodgepole pine forests of Colorado.

Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) is the most widespread pine species in North America; ranging from the Yukon to California’s Baja. The Latin part of its scientific name “contorta” refers to ...

To get to the lodgepole pine trail head, take California 38 to Mill Creek Road (about 1 mile west of the city of Big Bear Lake); after about 4½ miles, keeping right at forks in the road, turn ...